Liquid hair applicator device



July 22, 1952 T.R. LAING LIQUID HAIR APPLICATOR-DEVICE Filed June 3,1946 5 INVENTOR I Torrance Ill dung W ATTORNEY A lG-IGI Patented July22, 1952 N TED A ES PATENT omen;

I LIQUID H I QII tii IZ'TI ZATOR DEV ICE I I I I deceased ApplicationJune a, 1946, Serial No. 673,958

The present invention relates to an applicator deviceand it particularlyrelates to a comb device for applying dyeing,'bleaching and treatingliquids to the hair. I

Although the comb has a particular application in connection with humanhair, it may also be used in the treatment of or in dyeing or liquidapplication to animal hair on living animals or on skins and furs. It isamong the objects of the present invention to provide an improvedapplicator device and particularly a comb device for applying liquids orfluids and desirably dyeing, bleaching. and/or other treating fluids tothe hair.

A further object is to provide an applicator device which withoutcontact with and desirably without application to the skin or scalp willcorrectly apply a liquid treatment to the hair.

Still further objects and advantages will appear in the more detaileddescription set forth below, it being understood, however, that. thismore detailed description is given by way of illustrationandexplanationonly and not by way of limitation, since various changestherein may be made. by those skilled in the art without departing fromthe scope and spirit of the present invention.

It is among the features of the present invention to provide a liquidcontainer of rectangular,.

In the drawings which Show an embodiment of the invention by Way ofillustration and not byway of limitation: p v I Fig. 1 is a sideperspective view of theapplicator device according to the presentinvention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical side sectional view upon the line 2'-.-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical transverse-sew" tional view upon theline 3-3 of Fig. 2 of one of the teeth or blades,

Fig. 4 is a transverse horizontal sectional view of one of the teethupon the line 4-4 of Fig.3

upon an enlarged scale as compared to Fig. 3 i Fig, 5 is a perspectiveView upon an' enlarged scale of one of the teeth or blades of Figs. 1and 2, and Y 9 Claims, (01. 132-13) Fig. 6 is an elevational view'of oneof the unwound absorbent strips upon an enlarged scale as compared toFigs. 1 to 4 and broken away'to I walls I2, and a removable bottom wallI3. The

top wall I 0 may also be removable. The bottom wall I3 is held inposition by the'screws I4.

The top wall II] has a plurality ofspaced open-- ings I5 receiving thecentrally bored feed plugs or tubular roots I6. The feed plugs ortubular rootsv I6 receive the wicks I! which'control the flowtherethrough, These plugs or tubular roots I6 are held in position bythe set screws I8. Each of these plugs or tubular roots I6 carries anupward extension I9 forming one of the comb blades or teeth B. Theextension I9 is provided with a base opening 20 and upper transverseopenings 2I and 22.

The opening 2!] permits flow of liquid F from the container A throughthe wicks I'I into the absorbent C. The absorbent gauze 0 consists of astrip 23 of cheese cloth or other suitable fabric,

narrow at one end 24 and wide at the other end 25, The wide end 25 isfirst tacked or stitched onto the blade or tooth I9 by the openings 2|and 22.

The strip 23 is then wound upon the bladeor tooth IS with its bottomstraight edge 25 closely adjacent the top of the plug and the topslanting edge 29 forming the offset upper edges of the absorbentmaterial C upon the comb blade I9.

I ing at the holes 2| and'particularly 22 will normally be sufficient tohold the material C in the position shown in Fig. 2. It Will be notedthat the blades I9 are wedge shaped, being enlarged at 3| and narrowedat 30.

The end protectors 36 fitted at their lower ends into the recesses 31will protect the teeth I9 against damage in case the applicator isdropped. The auxiliary reservoir E, is formed of a tube 34. The tube 34has a threaded portion 33. which is screwed into a tapped socket 32 inthe wallIL.

It is sealed at its end by the plug 35. The reser- 3 voir 34 may beremoved, if desired, and the opening 32 plugged.

In operation the comb is grasped at the container A and stroked throughthe hair. The liquid F will seep through the wicks l1 and saturate thecloth and treat the hair without staining or aiTecting the scalp. Theabsorbent material j C ma be readily removed-by breaking the stitchingthrough the holes 2;! and 22. A new absorbent strip may then be appliedand the blade replaced,

As many changes could be made in the above applicator device and manyapparently widely differentembodiments of thisinventio-n could be madewithout departing from the scope i o'f the claims, it is intended thatall matter contained in the above description or shown in theaccompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

What is claimed is:

1 A liquid applicator for hair comprising a liquid container and apluralityiof closely spaced teeth extending from said 'containensaid'c'ontainer beingprovided with passageways extend ing from theinterior "of said container to feed treating liquid to said teeth, saidteeth being that and'having a plurality of transverse openings, thelowermost transverse opening opening into the interior '.0f thecontainer and a strip of absorbent gauze =be'ing wound aroundsaid teeth,said absorbentgauze strip being sewn to said teethby stitches extendingthrough 'the openings in said th. or V v I 2; A liquid applicator forhair comprising a liquid container and a p'lurality 'of' closely spacedteeth extending from said container, said container being provided'withpassageways "extending from the interior of said container to feedtreating liquidto said teeth; said'teeth being flat and having aplurality of transverse openings, the lowermost transverse openingopening into the interior of the container and a strip or absorbentgauze 'being W/ound around said teeth and flow controlling wickspositioned in said passageways, said absorbent gauze strip being sewn:to said teeth by stitches extending through the openings insaid'teeth'. V

'3. A liquid applicator for hair comprising :a liquid container and aplurality of closely spaced teeth extending from said container, saidteeth having tubular roots mounted in said container, said icontainerbeing provided "with recesses extending from the interior of 'saidcontainer to feed treatingliquid tosaiditeetn'said teethjbeing V Woundcotton gauze and being provided with openingsjto enable said cottonigauze to be sewn into position, said absorbent gauze strip, beingsewnito said teeth by stitches extending through thegopenings in saidteeth. I r g4. Infaicomb forapplying a dyeing .or bleach:

' in'gliquid to the hair, 7 a rectangular container having Ia removablebottom Wall to enable liquid tobeplacedinthe container and'a top wallhave ingja' plurality of spaced openings ,pos'itionedside byside,said'top walliand a plurality of wedge shaped blademembe'rs,absorbentlmaterial wound onfSQ-idmembers, said members being providedWit-h'plugs fitted into said openings, .sai'd plugs being provided withaxial'passageways to conduct liquid ,to said blade members andWickspositioned in said passageways.

'5, A liquid applicator having a containerserving asaihandleand'toothe'd comb mounted on one side of said .containenieach of theteeth of said comb being wrappedin absorbentgauze, andsaid absorbentgauze being stitched to said teeth, and the teeth of said comb beingindividually removably mounted in recesses on said side of saidcontainer, said recesses in said container communicating and openinginto the interior of said container and permitting flow of liquid fromthe interior of said container through said tubular roots to the outsideof each tooth; q 1

' 6'. A liquid:applicatorhaving aicion ainer serving as a handle and atoothed comb mounted on one side of said container, each of the teeth ofsaid comb being wrapped in absorbent gauze, and said absorbent gauzebeing stitched to said teeth, and the teeth of said comb beingindividually removably mounted in recesses on said side of saidcontainer, said :teeth' each having a tubular root permitting flow ofliquid to the teeth of said comb, said tubular root being provided withan, exit passageway to the outside of each tooth and thus providing aflow passage from the container through the tubular root to the outsideof each tooth, said recessesiin said container' jc'o'm fi 'l iecatingandbpehirig into jthe interior of lsa'idfo tainer and permittingflow of'liquidfromth 11% terior of said container through said .tubularfroots tothe outside of each tooth.

7. A liquid applicator having a container serve ing a's'a handle 'and'atoothed .co'mb mounts on one sideof said container, the teeth ofsaid'conib being individually removably mountedinjr'ecesses on said sideof said container, vsaid'teetl i each i being wrapped in a' strip ofabsorbent gauze-"said teeth having tubular'roots with flow passagesjtothe interior of the teeth to permitfiow of ii from the container to theinterior ofjthe ,tee 1, said recesses in said container communicatingand opening into the interior of said conta e and permitting'flow ofliquid from theiint'eriorjof said container through "said tubularroot-5' to the outside of each tooth. I

'8. A 'liquidxappli'cator having a container seringasa handle and atoothed comb mounted on one 'side or-saru container, ,ea'chofth'e teethor container through said tubular roots to theoutside of each tooth. a 1

'9.,A liquid applicator having acontainersery ing asa'handle and atoothed comb mounteduoni one side oi said container, the teeth of saidcomb being individually removably mounted in recesses on -sa id side ofsaid container, .said teeth each being wrapped in'a strip ofabsorbentgauzegsaid, teeth having transverse openings permitting thegauze tobe sewn onto the teeth, said absorbent gauze strip being sewn to'said teeth by stitches extending through the openings-in'said teeth,said teeth having tubular roots with now passa es to theinterior of thejteethtopermit flow of liquid" from the container to the interior 10fthe teeth; said recesses in said container communicating and openingpinto the interior of said :container and permitting flow of liquid fromthe interior earls of said container through said tubular roots toNumber the outside of each tooth. 1,067,930 TORRANCE R. LAIN'G.1,322,268

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